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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The New Yorker—Early Days 1926-1928.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did White's parents have?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Nine.

2. When does White begin living with three other Cornell graduates?
(a) September, 1924.
(b) September, 1927.
(c) November, 1925.
(d) November, 1926.

3. Where does White travel to after disappearing from the New Yorker?
(a) Maine.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Connecticut.

4. What type of background did White's mother have?
(a) Irish.
(b) English.
(c) Italian.
(d) Scottish.

5. Which Kentucky newspaper publishes White's sonnet about a race's winning horse?
(a) The Louisville Times.
(b) The Lexington Sun.
(c) The Lexington Gazette.
(d) The Louisville Herald.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which newspaper is White a campus reporter?

2. How does White describe his time with the New Yorker?

3. Where were E.B. White's parents born?

4. How does White describe himself as a child?

5. Who was White's favorite sibling?

(see the answer key)

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